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Health and Fitness > Weight Loss > Negative Calorie Foods

0 Reviews [ add review ], Article rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Trevor Jeffrey

You will find at the end of this report a list of NEGATIVE CALORIE FOODS

Before you go to the list lets consider what this actually means. Is there such a thing as negative calorie, well the answer to that is no, the reason for that is that a calorie is a unit of heat and so for that reason it cannot be negative. So when we talk about negative calorie food we just mean food whose calorie level is that low that it takes more energy to eat and digest than the actual calories in the food itself, thus creating a negative calorie intake.

You could consider water to be a food, well cold water would be certainly a negative calorie one. In fact it contains no calories and the body then as to use energy to bring it up to your blood temperature. The fact is every time you drink cold water you burn up a small quantity of calories and therefore lose a little weight.

As you may know there are very few foods like this. The majority of foods on the list does not use more calorie than they add, but if they do the effect is negligible, but you then must remember that the body expends energy just to keep alive. For example celery will not give you enough calories to cover the energy it takes to digest it, plus the energy you use even when doing nothing. So that is why people call it negative calorie food

Why are negative calorie foods, most attractive to anorexics? A negative calorie diet would obviously result in starvation in the long term and nutritional deficiencies can occur surprisingly quickly. The calories burnt usually come from muscle mass, and the result is debility and wasting.

A negative calorie diet can be used in a more healthy way as a form of fasting or detox. It is something you can do for one to three days right after the Christmas season or another time when you have been eating an over-rich diet. But you must be a healthy person and it can be a great way to clean out the system. However it is still best to take medical advice before attempting this.

If you decide to use a negative calorie detox, keep the following points in mind:

1. Do not spend all day eating. You will just become bloated and feel sick. If you are only doing this for a couple days, you should not feel too hungry. Plan four or five salad meals each day, and let your digestion rest at other times.



2. It is never a good idea to eat huge quantities of one type of food, especially fruits. A lot of foods contain substances that can be damaging if consumed to excess. For example, the acid in grapefruit and pineapple can damage your stomach lining. Other foods put an excessive burden on the liver or may cause diarrhea. So try to use all the different foods in small quantities.

3. Schedule time when you do not have any important commitments. As with fasting or any kind of detox, you may suffer some uncomfortable symptoms including headaches, tiredness, depression and irritability. If these become severe, stop the diet and see a doctor.


4. You will feel more satisfied if you eat slowly and chew your food thoroughly. You will also use more calories that way. So if the foods can be eaten raw, that will be more effective than cooking them. Foods like carrots and beets will also be more satisfying if you eat them grated.


5. When you end the detox, plan a gradual return to normal eating.

If all the above points are checked and passed, let's move on to the list of foods.

* Apples
* Asparagus
* Beets
* Blueberries
* Broccoli
* Cantaloupes
* Carrot
* Cauliflower
* Celery stalk
* Celery root
* Cranberries
* Cucumbers
* Eggplant
* Endives
* Garden cress
* Garlic
* Grapefruit
* Green beans
* Green cabbage
* Lamb's lettuce
* Lemons
* Lettuce
* Onions
* Papayas
* Pineapples
* Prunes
* Radishes
* Raspberries
* Spinach
* Strawberries
* Tangerines
* Tomatoes
* Turnips
* Zucchini

Please use this free list of negative calorie foods wisely.

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